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HEYDLER NATIONAL LEAGUE PRESIDENT; Board of Directors Fill Place Made Vacant by Harry C. Pulliam's Death. FUNERAL OF LATE LEADER Notable Baseball Men Gather at Louisville to Pay Their Last Tribute to Mr. Pulliam.

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 2. -- About an hour after Harry C. Pulliam, late President of the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, was buried today in Cave Hill Cemetery, John Heydler of Washington, D.C., Secretary and Treasurer of the league, was chosen President of the league at a special meeting of the Board of Directors. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on August 3, 1909, on Page 8 of the New York edition with the headline: HEYDLER NATIONAL LEAGUE PRESIDENT; Board of Directors Fill Place Made Vacant by Harry C. Pulliam's Death. FUNERAL OF LATE LEADER Notable Baseball Men Gather at Louisville to Pay Their Last Tribute to Mr. Pulliam. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe